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Cole, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2025. Last updated Thursday May 1st.

Cole violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (2) compared with the 30 days before that (5), and are down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

Recent crime ranking changes in Cole

There were six notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Cole.

Year over year, 2025 vs. 2024

See how crime in Cole is going compared to the same period of time in 2024.

Crime type comparison, 2025,
Cole vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Cole compares with the city.

Cole crimes

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New Cole crimes reported since the last site update

    Friday Jan. 11, 2019

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 6:45 PM, no address given.
  • Wednesday Jan. 11, 2023

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:20 AM, at 3316 N High St.
  • Saturday Jan. 18, 2020

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 3:00 PM, no address given.
  • Sunday Jan. 19, 2020

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 8:00 PM, at 1777 E 39th Ave.
  • Friday Jan. 19, 2024

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, 12:00 AM, no address given.

Cole in the news

Armed man fatally shot by Denver police in Cole neighborhood
Published March 20
Roundup: Denver neighborhood violent crime in 2024, compared with 2023
Published February 10
Denver man convicted of killing former girlfriend
Published May 24, 2024

The past 30 days in Cole crime

  • There were 2 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 5 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 3.8 per month in Cole.
  • Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.5.
  • Sex assault: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
  • Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
  • Burglary: 4 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.8.
  • Property crimes: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 16 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 17.2.
  • Car thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.9.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.

Compare Cole to its neighbors

See how Cole's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Whittier, Elyria-Swansea, Five Points, Clayton).

Cole addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Cole addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 3550 N Downing St: 8
  2. No address given: 6
  3. 3701 N York St: 6
  4. 3605 N High St: 5
  5. 3360 N Downing St: 4

Latest notable crimes in Cole

A Cole crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

Cole crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Cole happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Cole happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Cole happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Cole happen?

Latest homicides in Cole

Latest serious assaults in Cole

Latest robberies in Cole

Latest burglaries in Cole

  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday April 14, 2:00 PM, at 1717 E 39th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday April 7, 8:25 PM, at 1717 E 39th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday April 2, 12:00 AM, at 1717 E 39th Ave.
  • Burglary - other, Monday March 31, 12:30 PM, at 3765 N High St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday March 26, 6:00 PM, at 3771 N Williams St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday March 19, 11:00 PM, at 3437 N Gaylord St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday March 19, 2:55 AM, at 3814 Walnut St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday March 18, 2:21 AM, at 3814 Walnut St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Feb 28, 1:30 PM, at 3720 N Downing St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday Feb 21, 4:30 AM, at 1350 40th St.

Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.

Crime in Cole, by day of the week

Cole property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Cole happen.

Cole violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Cole happen.

Monthly crimes in Cole

Monthly violent crime in Cole

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3.7 and the median was 3.0. The most in any month was 12, in May 2024, and the least was zero in March 2024.

Monthly property crime in Cole

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 20.1 and the median was 20.0. The most in any month was 31, in July 2024, and the least was six in April 2025.

So far this year, Cole ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 42nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 28th last year. 1.52 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.17 up until this point last year)
  • 36th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 39th in 2024. 10.43 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 11.09 in 2024)
  • 75th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 73rd in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 41st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 26th in 2024. 0.87 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.09 in 2024)
  • 34th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 36th in 2024. 0.43 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.43 in 2024)
  • 22nd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 48th in 2024. 2.39 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.52 in 2024)
  • 31st in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 33rd in 2024. 2.61 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.48 in 2024)
  • 23rd in population-adjusted bike thefts (even ranking with in 2024. 0.43 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.43 in 2024)
  • 66th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 51st in 2024. 0.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.43 in 2024)

Compare Cole crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Cole's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Cole violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Cole.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 28th 31 43 34 29
2022 24th 27 48 53 18

A table comparing Cole property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 35th 37 49 27
2022 45th 32 35 53

A table comparing Cole burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 19 24 16 30
2022 45 44 42 54

See the full year-by-year rankings for Cole.

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.

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The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.

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The Denver-city recent crime map

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